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[February 15, 2012] A new Survival Top 40 case titled Having A Friend has been posted. This is a case of 2-year-old child claiming to be the reincarnation of a previous friend of his mother. It is based on the work of H.G. Andrade in Brazil. The case rated an ESS score of 257, currently placing it at number 35 on the Top-40 list.

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[February 3, 2012] The biography of J. Arthur Findlay has been posted to the Legacy Files. A researcher who wrote 10 books, Findlay is the founder of the Glasglow SPR, the International Institute for Psychical Research, and the Arthur Findlay College for Spiritualists.

[January 27, 2012] A new Survival Top 40 case titled A Country Revival has been posted. This is a case of possession based on the work of Professor Ian Steverson and others. It rated an ESS score of 275, currently placing it at number nine on the Top-40 list (Thus knocking down to tenth place the case cited below.).

[January 17, 2012] A new Survival Top 40 case titled Fire and Iceland has been posted. Derived from Professor Erlendur Haroldsson's paper concerning the Indridason/Jensen case in the JSPR of October 2011, it earned an ESS score of 275, currently placing it at number nine on the Top-40 list.

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[December 21, 2011] We are most pleased to announce that, after many months of intense effort, the ÆCES AFTERLIFE GUIDE is ready for public use. The Afterlife Guide is an encyclopedic compilation of descriptions of the life hereafter, as dictated by discarnates and as recalled by the entranced. Given its nature, the Guide will never be "complete," but it has now been developed sufficiently to be of real value to researchers and students of Survival.

The Afterlife Guide is the fourth Resource Project for AECES, joining the Survival Top 40, the Legacy Files, and the Supporting Evidence sections to fulfill the original plan for a collection of valuable resources for all those interested in what happens to the human personality after the demise of the physical body. The Guide currently consists of quotes taken from 35 sources and assigned to 9 subjects, 49 categories, and 82 separate topics. There is also a list of sources and an introductory statement (which should be read first). Quotes within topics are listed pretty much in the order they were collected, but we expect in the future to re-group them, the better to reveal agreements and contrasts.

All AECES members are invited to assist in the Afterlife Guide project. If you have comments or suggestions for other sources, please e-mail us at aeces@mail.com. There are numerous sources yet to be tapped, a few of which are listed in the "potential Sources" section of the "Source Materials" page. If you would like to offer selections from any source, write and request guidelines.
Links to the Afterlife Guide are now functional on the AECES website's homepage and menus. To go directly to the Guide, click here.

On another matter, the following books by AECES Board members are now available via Kindle: The Survival Files , by Miles Edward Allen; Miracles of Mind, by Jane Katra, Ph.D.; and Medicine, Miracles, and Manifestations, by John Turner, M.D. Also, A Lawyer Presents the Case for the Afterlife, by Victor Zammit, Ph.D., remains available for free download at his site.

[October 20, 2011]  The biography of Andrew Jackson Davis has been posted to the Legacy Files. Davis is remembered as the "Poughkeepsie Seer." He foresaw much scientific progress, could diagnose illnesses, and became a prolific and highly respected medium.

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[October 7, 2011] A document titled Behind the Revolution: How the Explosion in Spirit Communications Was Ignited, has been posted to the Reference Section of the AECES Library. Excerpted from the 1853 book Spiritualism, the spirit-inspired text tells of the work of Benjamin Franklin and Emmanuel Swedenborg in initiating the system by which the "Rochester Knockings" were produced.

[October 3, 2011] The biography of Nathaniel P. Tallmadge has been posted to the Legacy Files. Tallmadge was a U.S. Senator from New York and the Governor of the Territiry of Wisconsin. Inspired by the work of Judge Edmonds, he did extensive research with a number of mediums leading him to become a major promoter of the spirit realm.

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[September 17, 2011] The biography of T. Glen Hamilton has been posted to the Legacy Files. Hamilton was a Canadian medical doctor and assemblyman who devoted much of the last 17 years of his physical existence to studying the mediumship of Elizabeth Poole and Mary Marshall.

[September 3, 2011] A new Survival Top 40 case titled The Murder of Jacqueline Poole has been posted. Derived from Playfair and Keene's paper in the JSPR of January 2004, it earned an ESS score of 267, currently placing it at number 20 on the Top-40 list.

[September 1, 2011] A new Survival Top 40 case titled The 'Deadicated' Reporter has been posted. Derived from Isaac Funk's report of A.A. Hill's description of curious events that occurred in the newsroom of the New York Sunday Dispatch, it earned an ESS score of 261, currently placing it at number 27 on the Top-40 list.

[August 24 2011] A new list has been added to the Survival Top 40. This list contains virtually all cases ever rated or seriously considered, including those that are currently on the Top 40, those Honorable Mentions that have been bumped from the Top 40, and those whose ratings did not qualify them for inclusion. Before you recommend a case for consideration, please check this list to see if the case has already been considered.

[August 17, 2011] A new Survival Top 40 case titled The Unforgotten Coin has been posted. Derived from Isaac Funk's story of The Widow's Mite, it earned an ESS score of 264, currently placing it at number 23 on the Top-40 list.

[July 26, 2011] Biography of Dr. Carl A. Wickland and Anna M. Wickland has been posted to the Legacy Files. Dr. Wickland was a psychiatrist who concluded that much mental illness was caused by intruding or obsessing spirits. His wife, Anna, was a trance medium.

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[July 25, 2011] Banners for linking to the AECES website are now available at http://www.aeces.info/Link-Banners.htm . If you operate a website, pleaswe consider linking to us and help spread the word. Thank you.

[July 20, 2011]  Near-Death Awareness as Evidence for Survival, a document by R. Craig Hogan, Ph.D., has been posted to the Supporting Evidence section of our website.

[July 15, 2011]  The bio of Walter Franklin Prince has been posted to the Legacy Files. Prince was a minister, researcher, and author who is best known for his study of the Patience Worth phenomenon.

[July 13, 2011]   An initial Calendar page has been created and the "Calendar" link in the side menu is now functioning. Be sure to keep AECES informed of events you sponsor. Also, we'd like to list speeches, appearances, book signings, etc., in a section organized by locale.

[July 11, 2011]  The AECES homepage has been remodeled to include a new section of featured documents selected each month from the Library, the Top 40, and the Legacy Files. These are intended to add interest to the homepage and draw attention to items of interest that might otherwise go unnoticed.

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[3 July 2011]  The bio of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been posted to The Legacy Files. Although best known for his creation of the character of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle considered his most important work to be spreading the word about the existence of an afterlife.

[30 June 2011]  "A Cross-Examination of Stephen Hawking" a document by Victor Zammit, LL.D, Ph.D., has been posted to the Reference Section of the AECES Library. Zammit posits what it might be like if the theoretical physicist were to be called to account for his outrageous claim that those who accept an afterlife are afraid of the dark.

[29 June 2011]  The bio of Baron Albert Von Schrenck-Notzing has been posted to The Legacy Files. The Baron was a neurologist and researcher who studied the mediumship of Eusapia Paladino, Marthe Béraud (“Eva C.”), Stanislawa P., Willy Schneider, Marie Silbert, Franek Kluski, and numerous others over a period of nearly 40 years.

[27 June 2011]  Each case on the Survival Top 40 has been abstracted and categorized on two new web pages. Now visitors can look up cases by type of phenomena and get a better idea of the content before accessing the full write-up. A big thanks to William Stoney for conceiving this project and drafting the abstracts!

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June 16, 2011

The winner of a Certificate of Immortality is Dale Graff. His name was randomly drawn from the membership application forms filled out during the ASPSI conference, June 2 - 5, 2011.

"Science Doesn't Know Where You Are," a document by R. Craig Hogan, Ph.D., has been posted to the Reference Section of the AECES Library. It presents an overview of evidence indicating that the brain can neither contain nor explain the mind.

The bio of Emanuel Swedenborg has been posted to The Legacy Files. Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, mathematician, inventor, statesman, author, and mystic who produced 30 books reporting on his explorations of the spirit world.

The bio of Gustave Geley, M.D. has been posted to The Legacy Files. Dr. Geley was a French physician and Laureate of the medical faculty at the University of Lyons. He is best known for his work with physical mediums.

The score for case #67, titled Anna's Amazing Abilities, has been re-evaluated in light of new information that raises the WR component. The new ESS rating for the case is 268, improving its current ranking from 25th to 17th place in The Survival Top 40.

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7 May 2011

A new Survival Top 40 case titled Anna's Amazing Abilities has been posted. Derived from the Rev. Horace Westwood's book, There Is A Psychic World, it earned an ESS score of 262, currently placing it at number 25 on the Top-40 list.

A biography of Stewart Edward White and Betty White has been added to the Legacy Files. Stewart was a well-respected author whose wife developed mediumistic abilities. His chronicles of such resulted in numerous books, including The Betty Book, The Unobstructed Universe, and Across The Unknown.

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15 April 2011

The Supporting Evidence Section is now active. Current topics are: OBEs During NDEs, Physical Phenomena in Séances, and Materializations of Spirits. Potential topics include: Predictions and Prophecies, Electronic Voice, Cross Correspondences, Healing, and Transcendent Talents. Thoughtful commentary is welcome.

A new document, An Examination of Ectoplasm, has been added to the AECES library Reference Section.

The Survival Top 40 case titled Deer Thoughts has been re-evaluated due to information received concerning its source. This moves the case up from 40th to 29th place.

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11 March 2011

The membership database and web sign-up form have been completed so that people can join AECES on-line and we can keep track of memberships. The "JOIN AECES" button has been reactivated on the website.

8 February 2011

Notification of the addition of case #65, titled "One More Mission" sent to Notify List. This concerns statements made by James Leininger beginning at age two concerning a past life as a fighter pilot killed during the battle of Iwo Jima. Currently this case has taken over first place on the Survival Top 40.

Recent biographies posted in the Legacy Files — C. J. Ducasse, Cesare Lombroso, Alfred Rusel Wallace, John S. King, and Etta Wriedt.

7 January 2011

Notification of the addition of case #63, titled "Round Trip to Allentown." sent to Notify List. This concerns the regression of journalist Tim Stewart to the life and death of William Max. When posted, this case ranked 16th on the Survival Top 40.